diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5239d035c0..74cc60a1d0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14720,6 +14720,16 @@
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+    "node_modules/aws-ssl-profiles": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-ssl-profiles/-/aws-ssl-profiles-1.1.2.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.7.tgz",
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+    "node_modules/lru.min": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru.min/-/lru.min-1.1.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "bun": ">=1.0.0",
+        "deno": ">=1.30.0",
+        "node": ">=8.0.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/wellwelwel"
+      }
+    },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-2.3.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.11.3.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "denque": "^2.0.1",
+        "aws-ssl-profiles": "^1.1.1",
+        "denque": "^2.1.0",
         "generate-function": "^2.3.1",
         "iconv-lite": "^0.6.3",
-        "long": "^4.0.0",
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0",
-        "named-placeholders": "^1.1.2",
+        "long": "^5.2.1",
+        "lru.min": "^1.0.0",
+        "named-placeholders": "^1.1.3",
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         "sqlstring": "^2.3.2"
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@@ -27945,30 +27973,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/long/-/long-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XsP+KhQif4bjX1kbuSiySJFNAehNxgLb6hPRGJ9QsUr8ajHkuXGdrHmFUTUUXhDwVX2R5bY4JNZEwbUiMhV+MA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "node_modules/mysql2/node_modules/lru-cache": {
-      "version": "6.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-6.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jo6dJ04CmSjuznwJSS3pUeWmd/H0ffTlkXXgwZi+eq1UCmqQwCh+eLsYOYCwY991i2Fah4h1BEMCx4qThGbsiA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/mysql2/node_modules/yallist": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/mz": {
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mz/-/mz-2.7.0.tgz",
@@ -39661,7 +39665,7 @@
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         "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "mocha": "7.2.0",
-        "mysql2": "2.3.3",
+        "mysql2": "3.11.3",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
         "rimraf": "5.0.10",
         "semver": "7.6.3",
@@ -52607,7 +52611,7 @@
         "@types/node": "18.18.14",
         "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "mocha": "7.2.0",
-        "mysql2": "2.3.3",
+        "mysql2": "3.11.3",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
         "rimraf": "5.0.10",
         "semver": "7.6.3",
@@ -58433,6 +58437,12 @@
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       }
     },
+    "aws-ssl-profiles": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-ssl-profiles/-/aws-ssl-profiles-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NZKeq9AfyQvEeNlN0zSYAaWrmBffJh3IELMZfRpJVWgrpEbtEpnjvzqBPf+mxoI287JohRDoa+/nsfqqiZmF6g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "axios": {
       "version": "1.6.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.7.tgz",
@@ -67407,6 +67417,12 @@
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       }
     },
+    "lru.min": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru.min/-/lru.min-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FbAj6lXil6t8z4z3j0E5mfRlPzxkySotzUHwRXjlpRh10vc6AI6WN62ehZj82VG7M20rqogJ0GLwar2Xa05a8Q==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "luxon": {
       "version": "3.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-3.2.1.tgz",
@@ -68923,17 +68939,18 @@
       }
     },
     "mysql2": {
-      "version": "2.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-2.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wxJUev6LgMSgACDkb/InIFxDprRa6T95+VEoR+xPvtngtccNH2dGjEB/fVZ8yg1gWv1510c9CvXuJHi5zUm0ZA==",
+      "version": "3.11.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.11.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qpu2ADfbKzyLdwC/5d4W7+5Yz7yBzCU05YWt5npWzACST37wJsB23wgOSo00qi043urkiRwXtEvJc9UnuLX/MQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "denque": "^2.0.1",
+        "aws-ssl-profiles": "^1.1.1",
+        "denque": "^2.1.0",
         "generate-function": "^2.3.1",
         "iconv-lite": "^0.6.3",
-        "long": "^4.0.0",
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0",
-        "named-placeholders": "^1.1.2",
+        "long": "^5.2.1",
+        "lru.min": "^1.0.0",
+        "named-placeholders": "^1.1.3",
         "seq-queue": "^0.0.5",
         "sqlstring": "^2.3.2"
       },
@@ -68946,27 +68963,6 @@
           "requires": {
             "safer-buffer": ">= 2.1.2 < 3.0.0"
           }
-        },
-        "long": {
-          "version": "4.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/long/-/long-4.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-XsP+KhQif4bjX1kbuSiySJFNAehNxgLb6hPRGJ9QsUr8ajHkuXGdrHmFUTUUXhDwVX2R5bY4JNZEwbUiMhV+MA==",
-          "dev": true
-        },
-        "lru-cache": {
-          "version": "6.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-6.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-Jo6dJ04CmSjuznwJSS3pUeWmd/H0ffTlkXXgwZi+eq1UCmqQwCh+eLsYOYCwY991i2Fah4h1BEMCx4qThGbsiA==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "yallist": {
-          "version": "4.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
-          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/package.json
index 988b5ddf32..f523c986cd 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@types/node": "18.18.14",
     "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
     "mocha": "7.2.0",
-    "mysql2": "2.3.3",
+    "mysql2": "3.11.3",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
     "rimraf": "5.0.10",
     "semver": "7.6.3",
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/test/mysql.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/test/mysql.test.ts
index 404e1da839..a11480418c 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/test/mysql.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql2/test/mysql.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ interface Result extends mysqlTypes.RowDataPacket {
   solution: number;
 }
 
-describe('mysql2@2.x', () => {
+describe('mysql2', () => {
   let contextManager: AsyncHooksContextManager;
   let connection: mysqlTypes.Connection;
   let rootConnection: mysqlTypes.Connection;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('mysql2@2.x', () => {
       host,
       password,
       database,
-    } as mysqlTypes.PoolClusterOptions);
+    });
   });
 
   afterEach(done => {